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Journalist, animal advocate and philanthropist Louisa McCune dies at age 54
Louisa McCune, (1970-2024), the third executive director of the Kirkpatrick Foundation, an animal rights activist and “influencer” and an award-winning journalist, died this week from cancer. With a high-impact legacy at every stage of her career, her experience in the news business made her a natural leader in...
What's OSU's Steve Lutz like? Coaches who've coached with him praised him.
As soon as Steve Lutz took the stage at Gallagher-Iba Arena in April, he let everyone in attendance and watching from home know one thing. “My family is the most important thing to me — other than being the head coach of Oklahoma State basketball,” Lutz said at his introductory press conference. “I don’t have a whole lot of hobbies; I’m not a golfer… basketball pretty much consumes our life.”
Tulsa police seek suspects in QT car theft, vehicle found abandoned
TULSA, OKLA (KTUL) — The Tulsa Police Department (TPD) is seeking information on two individuals who stole and abandoned a car. According to TPD, the pair stole a set of keys a man had set down at the drink station at the QT near 61st Street and Garnett Road.
Big 12 bigger even after losing two national champs, newcomer Utah is league’s highest-ranked team
The Big 12 has gotten bigger even after the departures of two national champions, with a westward expansion and a “Prime” addition among the league’s four newcomers. Mike Gundy is going into his 20th season as 17th-ranked Oklahoma State coach and has been part of all the Big 12’s configurations. There was the original 12-team setup, then 10 teams with round-robin schedules before 14 last year and now 16 with additions from the dismembered Pac-12 at the same time Red River rivals Oklahoma and Texas left for the SEC.
Greer County provides trauma kits for classrooms in Mangum and Granite
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Authorities in Greer County are taking steps to provide potentially life saving care for countless students. The county sheriffs office, along with Greer County emergency management have provided trauma kits for every classroom in Mangum and Granite. The kits are aimed at providing critical support in...
OSSAA to allow high schools three fall golf events
After years of pleas by various coaches to utilize the best weather season in Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association has relented a bit and there will be an abbreviated fall golf season starting in the fall of 2024. Corey Burd, head coach at Owasso for the past 10...
Tulsa couple in solar panel limbo
TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — This story begins back in February when a door to door salesman came knocking in this south Tulsa neighborhood. "I’m an environmentalist so I wanted the solar panels to help the environment out," said Rita Sparks. They bought their solar panels from Aveyo, based...
Oklahoma city to pay over $7 million to cleared death row inmate who spent almost half a century in prison
Edmund, Okla. — An Oklahoma city has agreed to pay more than $7 million to a former death row inmate who was exonerated after nearly 50 years in prison, making him the longest-serving inmate to be declared innocent of a crime. The Edmond City Council voted without comment on...
City of Lawton approved $40 million loan to cover some 2019 CIP projects
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - A 10 year sales tax loan of $40 million was approved by Lawton City Council to temporarily substitute the costs of a few 2019 CIP projects that have yet to be completed. Council members stated the state of the economy during COVID didn’t generate enough funds...
In Oklahoma, hydration is front and center for high school football practice
With football practice beginning to take the field over the last two weeks, states such as Oklahoma are putting a greater emphasis not just on proper hydration but smart practice habits. Three days out of the next nine days in Oklahoma are forecasted to be in the triple digits. The...
Sweeping lawsuit challenging Oklahoma's teen parole policy inches toward trial
Dwain Thomas has appeared on the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board’s violent offender docket five times since 2010. At every hearing, the 44-year-old prisoner had a positive recommendation from parole investigators and a superb behavior and employment history. But the parole board has consistently declined to advance Thomas to a more intensive stage-two...
Additional suspects charged in a $100 million bidding scheme in Oklahoma
A federal grand jury in Oklahoma City has indicted a Weatherford-based erosion control company and its top executive for participating in a price-fixing conspiracy that impacted over $100 million in publicly funded transportation contracts throughout the state. Sioux Erosion Control Inc., along with its Vice President BG Dale Biscoe and...
OSU football schedule for 2024
The Cowboys will open the season at home in Boone Pickens Stadium against two-time defending FCS national champion South Dakota State on Aug. 31 with kickoff to be determined. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+. The Big 12 also announced a few other kickoff times and channels for Oklahoma...
What the ale: Kochendorfer Brewing Co. expanding to Bixby
One of the fastest-growing towns in Oklahoma is about to grow a brewery and taproom. Kochendorfer Brewing Co., based in Duncan, is opening a taproom next spring in downtown Bixby at 21 E. Dawes Ave. Chris Kochendorfer was raised in Glenpool and Bixby and brings his love of beer to...
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